Jerry Jones responds to Micah Parsons' criticism after Cowboys break up

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The Dallas Cowboys fell in need of the NFL playoffs this season. Whereas Dak Prescott has powered a robust offense and enters Week 18 because the league’s main passer, the Cowboys’ protection has underwhelmed at occasions this yr.

Dallas’ defensive unit was thrust into the highlight when star move rusher Micah Parsons was traded to the Inexperienced Bay Packers in August. Parsons, who will miss the remainder of the common season and the whole postseason with an ACL damage, just lately assessed the Cowboys’ protection.

Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus acknowledged the heavy void after Parsons' departure, an admission Parsons responded to with a number of laughing emoji.

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones meets with outdoors linebacker Micah Parsons (11) previous to an NFC wild-card playoff sport in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers at AT&T Stadium Jan. 16, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj/USA As we speak Sports activities)

Parsons defended his response by pointing to how longtime workforce proprietor Jerry Jones’ dealing with of Parsons' repute performed out.

"Y’all need me to really feel unhealthy?" Parsons wrote Thursday on X. "Jerry Jones slandered my identify to Cowboys media and nationwide media for months. So I do assume I can react to remark if I wish to!"

Jones addressed these feedback from the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the 12 months throughout his routine look on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.

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"I want Micah the easiest," Jones mentioned. "I’d like to have Micah on the workforce. However we simply couldn’t afford him. We needed 4 or 5 gamers greater than we did him. However he’s excellent. I perceive his sensitivity and might even perceive these feedback."

Dallas Cowboys proprietor, president and basic supervisor Jerry Jones, left, and Micah Parsons throughout the second quarter of the Tremendous Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Photographs)

Parsons missed 4 video games in 2024 however nonetheless completed the season with 12 sacks. He has recorded double-digit sacks in every of his 5 seasons in the NFL.

Parsons compiled 12½ sacks in his first 14 video games with the Packers.

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier than a sport in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium Sept. 28, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Photographs)

Inexperienced Bay despatched defensive sort out Kenny Clark and two future first-round draft picks to the Cowboys in late August in change for Parsons.

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Shortly after the 2 groups agreed to the deal, Parsons turned the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL historical past. He inked a four-year, $188 million contract, ESPN reported on the time. The contract reportedly included ensures price as much as $136 million.

In an announcement, Parsons thanked the Cowboys and expressed pleasure about his subsequent chapter, writing in part , "I by no means needed this chapter to finish, however not all the pieces was in my management. My coronary heart has at all times been right here, and it nonetheless is. Via all of it, I by no means made any calls for. I by no means requested for something greater than equity. I solely requested that the individual I belief to barter my contract be a part of the method."